Prison Programs Change Lives

The Facts:

$47,000 USD

Average cost per person for incarceration in California

61%

Recidivism rate in California is one of the highest in the U.S.

4x

States spend 4x more per capita on incarceration than education.

Any reforms must be based on the idea that a prisoner is not punished but reformed and made into a good citizen. If this objective is once accepted, it would result in a complete overhauling of the prison system." - Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru in his book “Prison Land”